Quoting: Garak
Something gives me the feeling you are just a troll though. So this will be my last response to you. But this has nothing to do with him being "MY GUY" or wanting other teams to take a gamble on him. I think the Hawks would be stupid not to shop him and try to get something for him, and if there isn't a taker for him they should resign him. There is no sense in a team that isn't going to contend and doesn't need the cap space to just let a 40 point per season player 2 years removed from a 30 goal run in a Covid shortened season and 1 year removed from a 38 point season in even less games, who is on a decent pace for being on a roster that almost everyone is underperforming on, who is just 26 years old, just walk away without trying to get something for them or giving them a shot to turn it around. What would be STUPID is if they just let him walk without even trying. It's not about being attached to the player, its about the players proven potential. One season does not warrant just dropping a player of his caliber without any effort at trying to keep him around or getting something for him in trade. So, unless they plan on making some sort of big acquisition this summer that requires the cap space, they should absolutely give him one or two more seasons. Especially when the following summer in 2023 is going to open up a whole crap load of cap space. I am not defending the proposed transactions in this specific ACGM, but you make it seem as if trying to keep him around or get something for him is stupid. I mean, from both a business standpoint and a personal standpoint, that would be stupid. I don't understand how you don't see that. It's quite baffling. Which is why I think you are a troll.
Or you just like getting things for nothing. Which, who doesn't... But just admit that. I looked at your past ACGM's. You want kubalik. But not at 4mil. and you want CHI to do it for nothing.
you are really not getting the point.
You think you don't get anything by not resigning him. I don't know why this is so hard to figure out. You get the cap space to find a better fit.
You want to say he's a 40 point player but that stats don't show that this year. What is shown is a 2 year decline.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/k/kubaldo01.html
go look at the 5v5 and even strength stats.
it's basically 50% drop after 50% drop. Now I'm estimating here looking at it but you can clearly see the huge drop offs in numbers.
He hasn't even had a 50% corsi in 2 years matter of fact 50% is his career high in those areas.
This is about an honest player evaluation. You are way over valuing a guy who's game is destine for 3rd line no PP time. And the results of that have been declining and aren't worth 4mil per.
Obviously the hawks would use the 4mil to go out and find a better option. Unless the owner decides to just sit on it and save the money during a rebuild.
But either way, it would be insane to keep spending money on a guy who's not earning it.
What is STUPID is clutching onto an idea that there is high value here. No one said they shouldn't try to move him, the whole point is WHY would anyone want in on that. Or that other teams should rope themselves into that. In a buyers market for wingers at TDL when there are so many other options.
Hell the GM of Chicago has come out and said Cat and Hagel would be on the market. Why on earth would they waste time with a guy declining.
It's not about "wanting a guy for nothing" I have no problem with the guy personally, and I have no problem admitting that some players need a fresh start.
But what I do recognize is that teams aren't paying for that. You need to recognize that too. You're more likely to get a cap swap of struggling players. But honestly, would you rather have that or cap space.
How many teams do you think would trade for Debrusk? No one is looking at the numbers and the future cap hit and saying, yes lets do that. There is no trade value there. No one is paying almost 5 mil in a QO there. This is no different.
But if he was a UFA how many teams would say, hey, for 1 to 2 mil I'll bring him in for a shot. Then teams are willing to do that.
The same is true here. I got no problem bringing him in at 1-2 mil range and seeing if a different team is a solution. It's worked for guys before. But the odds are just as high it's not, which is why teams don't sign them for 4 mil.
This is the part that makes it hard for teams, because they are stuck with that same bad QO as you, if they trade. Which is why they won't. As it's better to wait for him to hit market.
If they see this guy as a possible guy who can turn it around, they will do it on their terms not that QO which doesn't work. Because they aren't paying for the risk he doesn't.
You just can't get that. You think he's got value. That would be true if the QO wasn't insane for the production. But it's not. That's where the value ends. For both a trade and for CHI in the offseason.
Because why would you want to pay a guy 4mil for that kind of production? Simply saying well we have the money so it's ok, is not a real answer. That's called bad management.